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THE SUICIDAL MANIA.
STATISTICS FROM A PHYSICIAN WHO
HAS STUDIED THE SUBJECT.

Chicago Leads All the Other Large
American Cities In the Ratio OF Sui
eides to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Facts
Concerning Self Murder
A Chicago medical man who has made
quite a study Of suicide, and who has col
lected a large and most interesting mass OF
statistics and speculation on the subject says
that Chicago leads all large American cities
in ratio Of suicides 10 inhabitants. In Chi
cago, during 1886, there were 40 cases Of
self murder, or | in $3.50 Of the population.
Next to this I'm this country is New York,
where i'm 5000 sought rest from trouble in
physical humiliation. In Boston the ratio
was in 1900, in Philadelphia l in 1880, in
Baltimore | in 1900 and in Brooklyn l in
1900. The large number of suicides in Chi
cage, DIR. DeWolf thinks, and in this agrees
with the other medical man quoted, is due TO
the preponderance Of the foreign population
here many Of whom find themselves penni-
less and friendless in a strange country.
Homesickness is no doubt responsible for the
mania which leads numbers Of immigrants IN
take the fatal step. In foreign cities, says
the student Of suicides, self destruction is
much more rife than in America. In Berlin,
the ratio is twice as high as in Chicago, while
in Hamburg person in $500 destroys him
self. This is an appalling record. London
makes good showing, only l I'm 10, 100; while
in Glasgow and Edinburgh suicides are rare
indeed in AZ, 900 in the former city and
in 33, 900 in the latter.
RATIO OF SUICIDES.
1t is probable that the ratio Of suicides Is
higher in Chicago than in any other com.
munity In this country. While in this city
one in $50 makes way with himself, in the
whole United States the ratio is but one in
10000. There can be no doubt that the gam
bling and speculative craze 50 rife in Chicago
has as much to do with this as the prepondor.
ance of foreign population.
Americans are not much given to suicide
The average Yankee appears to prefer work
ing himself to death or dying of dyspepsia.
Only Spain, Russia and Scotland show fewer
cases Of self destruction than the United
States. The number of suicides each year per
1000 inhabitants has been computed with
tOlerable accuracy, as follows:
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Until further notice, our trains will run
daily except Sunday AS follows:
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Pastry as Wholesome ~ Toast.

People will eat hot buttered toast, aud give
it TO children and invalids, who will tell you
that they are quite careful about diet, and
never think Of touching pastry. The differ
ence between the two articles is as follows
Pastry is -four and water baked after butter
has been rubbed into it. Buttered toast is
-four and water baked first and then rubbed
thoroughly with butter. The difference be-
tween pastry and well buttered toast Is APP
parently the difference between the proverbial
"tweedledum aud tweededee." | only men
ton toast as ore instance of the articles Of
diet which people consider comparatively
simple and indulge in freely.-Boston Tran
script
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NEW SOUTHERN PACIFIC TIME.
San Antonio Has NowiTwo Trains. Daily
To and From New Orleans.


The new time card of the Southern Pacific
goes in force To-Day, giving two trains daily, as
f0IlOwa:
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IsUAs skHUsTROn T.a okAr
BERGSTRON & GRAY,
Undertakers and Funeral Directors

az Hacks Nos. 10, II, IL, Il, II, 10. Under
taker'e office, "a Blum street, and Stables, uIr
pOsite menger Hotel. Bodies embalmed Hud
shipped 10 all points in the Union. Only white
hearSe In the oity. Open day and night TslS
OhoRA Ma Is
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

chilled us to the marrow Our feet
were soaked and our bed was ice.
One of the number had dry pair of
socks and took off his boots, which
+ l secured as pillow. Our best friend
was bottle of brandy. At four o'clock
we started again. The boots had
TO be cut to be gotten on. Our thermom-
eter we had broken, but really believe it
was zero. We swallowed lunch, which
our stomachs almost rejected, and tried
to get our blood in circulation. The
sun arose in splendor The cloud display
was indescribably grand Never were
we so isolated from all human evidences.
The mountain seemed floating in clouds;
its dome dipped into them out of our
sight. At half-past five we were up
10000 feet. Frequent stops were neces
sary. Another hour we were 10000 feet
high. The mountain, glistening like
white marble in the sun, dazzled us in
spite of blackened faces and smoked
glasses. At 11,0C0 feet we felt in our
lungs the rarity of the atmosphere, but
there was no indication of blood rushing
to the head. At each seventy-fve feet
of elevation we would drop painting on the
ice for rest. We climbed steadily, at times
straight upward, then passing hori
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

/ zOntallv along the same plane for
many rods to avoid crevices. We were
enyelOped in almost twilight gloom
toward noon, and the sun ceased burning
our faces. Notwithstanding the cold, the
unblackened portions of our faces had
become nOticeablv Drowned. The wind
increased in velocity, being at times
so strong that we were compelled to
lie prone during its most intense
gusts. Complications thlckenet. At
$1,000 feet elevation we ran into q
bluff of ice and snow almost perpen
dicular. 1t nearly made our hearts quail.
The timOrous wanted to retreat, but the
will of the majority prevailed. We
bound ourselves together in the manner
already described, and step by step
for 500 feet cut our way in the ice
with a Ratchet The leader cut until
fatigued, then went to the rear; so the
Ratchet was going constantly Before the
settling of the fOg, the rocks surround
ing the crater could be seen. Our goal
seemed at hand. and we pl0dded on in
the dark At the top of this incline our
fatigue was almost overwhelming.
Mutiny again arose, stronger than ever.
We could not see twenty feet in any
direction. If we pressed on, good luck
might bring Us to warm bed III the
crater before night. If We failed
it would be impossible to get back. We
were so chilled that our teeth were
chattering. Our strength and provisions
were gone. Miss the crater, and death
was sure. The leader reported another
cliff between us and the crater. as
arduous as the one just climbed. That
decided us. We must get to shelter
below before dark. With one longing
look we began descending. 1t was more
rapid than we had anticipated. We slid
distances on our feet, and again not on
our feet, though with decided preference
for the latter mode. After an hour
descent broken cloud showed the crater
and where we had stopped. 1t was al
most at the top. 1t was aggravating, but
too late to ascend again. Nemadc care
full memoranda for our next attempt
when we shall reach the top.
At seven O'clock fire some distance
below gladdened us Our friends were
there with food and comfort. We
shouted weakly, then fired our rev divers
in the air, receiving strong shouts and
volley in reply. BY nine we had
wrapped ourselves in double blankets
after warm meal, and heard Of the
preparations made to search for us next
day. We were glad that our friends
were ready for risks for our sake, though
the crater would not tempt them several
DAYS before.
The next day we recuperated. Our
blackened, chapped, cracked, Drowned
faces and hands, and our tattered gar
ments-our slides were not always as we
would have ordered-gave us a sorry ap-
pearance. Our mouths and lips were
raw from sucking snow, and we needed
all the attention we got. One week after
leaving Seattle we were back at our
6,5OO-feet elevation camp amid the flow
ers. Two days more we enjoyed our
meals at Seattle
Bayley's account of his ascent, | be-
lieve, is the only literature on the sub
ject. He says there are two CraterS at
the top, gently inclining from each other,
the western being the larger. He warmed
himself at the jets Of steam so earnestly
craved by the Seattle party, and slept a
night in the crater. L. c. SAvIDGE.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

leader passed around and over a huge
boulder, out of our sight, and we were
horror stricken to hear the rafting of
stones down the mountain. But he reap
peared in a few moments, having re-
gained his footing after a short slide
We cheered, carefully, again, that we
might not disturb our own equilibrium,
and crawled toward him. Our nerves
were fast being unstrung. If l once
get out of this" said some one behind
me, Il will go home and thank God"
There were some silent amens, too.
We backed up to this boulder and
rested. Our elevation was 10000 feet
Ascent further by this way, we saw, was
absolutely impossible; our risk along the
ledge had been for naught In the same
careful manner we returned to the $500
feet elevation, and lunched, while conSid-
ering future movements. Here two more
left us. We now We're six. The rest. how
ever, agreed we could make the SUNNI
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
AN ATTIC PAUPER.
He Could Speak Several Languages, Blu
Could Not Earn His Own Living.

He Could Speak Several Languages, But
Could Not Earn His Own Living.
A man who for the past two years has
been an inmate Of the Ethan (kenD Work
house, under the assumed name of "Wilton
Toward" died suddenly from heart disease
He was evidently by birth and education a
gentleman, and his conduct while in the
workhouse had been most exemplary. He
spoke Hindostanee French and German
with t1uencv, and was equally well &C
qualnted with Greek and Latin. His own
account Of himself was that he was of good
family, and that at one time he was in pos
session Of considerable fortune. For many
years he served in India as an officer in the
East India Company's service, and retired
with a pension. Later on in life, having lost
his fortune through injudiciOus investments
in mines, he COMMITTED his pension, and was
equally unfortunate in specializing with the
amount he received. At Constantinople he
was seized with paralysis, which incapacl-
tated him from work and, coming home he
stopped at several watering places, until he
became destitute at FokestOne He seems
to have exhausted his friends, and he had no
other resource but to obtain an order for the
workhouse from the relieving officer. At
that time he was elegantly dressed. His
manners and bearing were always courteous
and dignitied. He refused money gifts when
offered him, and had great horror of dying
a pauper. He carefully concealed his name
his reason being, he said, that he expected to
come into small estate and he should not
like it to be known that he had been an in
mate of workhouse. At his death his linen
was found to be marked with an earrs coro-
net, and he has left will but no clue to his
identity James (London) Gazette.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
A Noted Woman.

Mrs. Jeanette NJ. Thurber, whose name
is known all over the country in connection
with the National Opera Company, is
handsome brunette with large hazel eyes
and dazzling teeth. She wears her HAIR
combed high off her forehead in the style
known as that of La Pom padour. Her skirts
are like the skirts of any other woman 5
dress, but she wears coat and waistcoat OF
the most ultra tailor made style, with a
ulrned-down linen collar, held together with
loosely-tied silk tie. Her watch-chaln IS
made of Egyptian scarabs, and runs through
buttonhole from wastcoat pocket to waist
coat pocket. On her shapely hands she
wears a number of curious and valuable
rings
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
A PLUCkY TYPEWRITER.
The Girl Who Deserves Both Good For
tune and d Good Husband.

The Girl Who Deserves Both Good For
tune and Is Good Husband.
A daintily-clad little woman-she was one
of the best operators as well as the prettiest
whom | had noticed several times in a
downtown type-writing office, was missing
from her desk the other day. The plump,
ment smoothed down some rebellious red
dish-brown locks as she explained:
Il didn't expect to keep her long" she
said. ''She came to me year ago to learn
the business, and her mOther-she wore
diamonds-came with her, half apologizing
for the daughters whm. The two of them
wore gowns that turned the heads of the
whole office, and looked as if they had
money enough and to spare. 1t turned out
when L was in my new apprentices conf
dence a little that she was engaged to law
student-an impecunious ,one-and they
wanted to marry as soon as he was admitted
to the bar. Papa had absolutely refused his
consent, and mamma frOwned on the whole
thing. So what does my lady do but get
permission, without assigning any reason
for the freak, to learn -writing-she is
studying shorthand, too-having taken the
idea into her head that if she and her law
student chose to marry when the time came
she could support the family until the
appearance of some fees. They had the
knot tied a couple of days ago, the household
powers to the contrary Notwithstanding
and are taking weeks holiday somewhere
down on the shore. She told me she should
be ready for work when she came back, and
l think she will. She has.been earning 81 a
week, and is about expert enough to get $40
now. That will help them out for a while
though / fancy her husband won't leave her
here long. "-IndtGmdp0liS Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

above would rattle down the glacier, re-
verberating for long moments after
Our attempts at yarns and jokes
were failures. We were awed back
into silence We were too close to
the sublimity for levity. The morning was
welcome, and before far spent saw us
at the head of the Carbon-rver glacier.
At $500 feet of elevation we reduced
the weight of our packs by leaving
blanket apiece under huge chunk
of ice for anchorage. A short dis
lance further two of our number
deserted, returning to permanent camp.
At 300 feet we reached narrow
ledge of volcanic rock overlooking
miles below. We thought We coul see
Puget sound to the north. Though no
smoke was within miles of our position,
the deeper valleys were hidden with it.
Reaching a narrow bridge of ice
covered with loose fragments, we
stopped for consultation. The footing
was so precarious that the slipping
of a comrade would carry the whole
party down; so we unbound, and let
each man assume his risk alone. Our
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

by night, and sleep in its warm crater.
Descending to 1900 feet we assembled
.he White-river glacier for a distance.
Coming shortly to divide between this
and third glacier promising better pas
sage, we crossed over, climbing some 300
feet of loose rock which slipped from our
feet at every step and went rafting down
on the ice below us. At $500 feet eleva-
ton we found on ridge small beds of
delicate dandelions. buttercups and dali
sies-when all other vegetation had been
left 1000 feet below.
Below us the mouth of our glacier was
hidden in smoke, through which spectral
forms of trees and glimmer of the river
could be seen. The gloom below made
sunshine around all the more brilliant.
At 5000 feet there was another mutinv,
but it was conquered. Southwark over
a hard ledge of rocks we saw another
glacier, promising still reader ascent,
and crossed to it. We had scarce
reached it before the clouds lowered
about us, concealing the summit 1t
seemed but another hours climb, and our
enthusiasm arose. We lunched and
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

struck upward toward
where we had last seen
the peaks. After an hours
climb another rift in the
clouds showed the real
summit in a different
direction. From our
position it was absolutely
unscalable. We sat down
on the ice in consterna-
ton and awe. But for
the rift we would have
been belated and have
persisted in the snow dur
ing the night. Once off
the line of rocks on which
we rested at the moment,
our fatigued, enfeebled
condition would not have
sustained us without
sleep. We could never
have chung to our picks
a whole night, as would
have been necessary to
remain on that incline.
The timber line was
too far below us, and we
cleared up a place
with our hatchets, and
wrapped around us one
blanket each. The wind
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
He Took the Hint.

:, she-I saw funny thing in the paper
is SO hot that farmer who went out into
his corn-tield found that all the corn had
popped. 1t must be awfully nice to have
such weather.
He-Why, what are you talking about?
Think how you'd suffer.
She-Yes, | might suffer. But, then, per-
haps other things besides the corn might
pop.
He popped.-Bostom Transcript.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
SDeedy.

Miss Burlington (who has been popped att
Pm very sorry, Mr.. Welde, but much as L
like and esteem you as true friend, | must
not, cannot, will not, shall not consent to De
more toyou. | regret to put 1t so strongly
but | want you to understand me. -
Mr.. Welde (dejectedly magnln-
cent yacht you'd make, Miss Eleanor.
Miss Butfngton-l yacht?
Mr.. Welde-Yes: you'v Just spun off four
"nots" in two seconds, you know.-LUe'
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

sometimes showing US Ranier's dome,
and then enveloping our path ahead with
gloom. We proceeded northeast, alter
nately passing grass and snow. At one
place we found grasshoppers as numerous
as in Kansas. Carbon river glacier was
first reached. 1t is couple of miles wide
at its base, and our ascent of it was in
zigzag fashion. At times we leaped
assures three or four feet wide and hun
dred deep. We feared slipping back on
the ice at first, but our faith in our alpen-
stocks grew stronger with better &C
quaintance and we soon thought nothing
of the feat These creyices showed the
glacier hundred feet deep at places, and
yet at other points we could distinctly
hear the water roaring beneath. Fallen
stones from the mountain had, by latent
heat, suppose, eaten holes in the ice,
and in the hollows was sweet drinking
water. Our first days camp was made
along the shore of this glacier, reached
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
A Clock for the Pope,

The Roman Catholics in the diocese of
Strasburg intend to send jubilee gift to the
Pope ana it is to be ,o huge Gockman exact
Strasburg.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

There's more than SAGE can understand
In messages from bahyIund:
Not even mother ALWAYS knows
The meaning when the baby crows.
But when a careless servant sli ght7
Their little craving appetites,
And >icklv mother cannot feed
The nutrimcnt that infants need,
THtM TO their little lungs expand
With hullabo, We understands;
And hunger, judging from their cries,
Is larger than the Baby'S size.
Then haply be Their" one around,
Who compartments that doIefuI sound,
She gives the starv ng little boy
Lorgeine until he crows for joy.
Lorgeine, the safest Baby food:
Lnrgeine, the nutritivr and good:
I.orgeine, to stop the Baby'S cries;
Lorgeine-it ALWAYS satisfies.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

by crawling on hands
and knees. All through
that night, as we lay
wrapped in our blankets
peering out into the
clouds, the grinding of
the glacier against it's
stony encasement was
painful to listen to, and
huge masses of stone and
ice becoming detached
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
Copyrighted. 1SS7.l


Mt. Rainier, a few miles southeast OF
Puget sound, in Washington Territory
is our only American parallel to Mt
Blanc, and here are to be found the only
glaciers in the country, save few insig-
nitcant exceptions in the Sierra Nevadas
There are but three recorded ascents
of Rainier, or Tacoma, as the Northern
Pacific people have renamed it. One OF
these was made by Stevens in 1870; an
other in 1884 by Van Trump, and the
third by Bayley the month preceding the
attempt of which l write. The success
of this Bayley ascent melted twelve
Seattle young men, all amateur climbers
to the attempt given below from the
diary and narrative of my friend, W. T
Sharp, of Seattle.
Twelve of us, said Mr.. Sharp, left
Seattle on the 4th of August equipped
for the ascent with sufficient
determination and provender.
Three days arduous climb
brought us to $500 feet elevation,
as high as we could possibly
drive on pack-horses. Here we
made our permanent camp and
rested one night. Early next
morning ten of us bound our
packs on our backs and grasped
our alpenstocks for the ascent.
Our equipment-all to be carried 4
upon our own backs, remember
was two blankets each, two days /r$t
food supply, coil Of rope, an FL
alcohol lamp, barometer, com III
pass and field-glass. Our boots II
were creased, our cheek-bones I
and eyelids blackened with char Y =
coal, and we wore darkened :.
glasses to lessen the suns re-
Election from the snow. The
clouds shifted as we climbed,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
MOUNT RAINIER.
THE AMERICAN PARALLEL TO THE
FAMOUS SWISS PEAK.

A Crowd of Western Boys Attempt the
Ascent of the Washington Territory
Mountain-Some of the HardShips Which
They Endured During the Climb.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03
Something Better Than Notb;no

Mrs. Bobson-What's that? Oh horrors ,
The hotel afire.
Mr.. Blobson-Yes-come on. We've no
line to lose.
Mrs. Blobson-But here am in my night
iress.
Mr. Blobson-Good enough. Pm glad
;ou've got out of your ball dress and into
something decent.-BurZington Free Press.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-18
Order Of Publication.

No, 1851, X. DIN the Chaneery Court Of
Shelby county, Tennossee-frank Me-
Laug lin W. Irtiug Halsey ct al.
II appearing from bill which IL sworn 70 In
this cause that the defendants, Irving Hal
,ey and his wife Nina withers Haley, are
de,sndants sarah H. po.aSt and IL, hpshsnS
l., w. Boz art are residents Of the ktats Of
Ohio, and all non residents Of the State q
Tennesleei
1t IL therefore ordered. That they make
their appearance herein, at the courthouse
OF Shabby county, In the city Of Memphis.
now Taxing District Of Shelby county.
Tenn, on the fret Monday In August, 1881,
and plead. answer or demur 10 complalnant's
bill, or the same will be taken for confessed
~ TO them apd set for hearings on parts, and
that that. sSPy o. H., order ss gselI,hssa Sass.
pills Appeal. This 18th day Of June, 1851.
S SsjSsslg 5:;. SsTt s. an. .sl Meter.
". y. Byrne, sol. forseompl't. N
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-18

No; $50. R. DIN the Chanesry Court Of
Shelby County, Te- nessee-J. ". Rhodes
VS.. Sarah Rhodes.
TT appearing from bill which Is sworn 10
y In this cause that the deiendant. Sarah
Rhodes, is nonresident Of the state OF
Tennessee,
Ii Is therefore ordered, That she make
her appearance herein, at the Courthouse
OF shelby county, In the city Of Memphis,
on the first Monday in July, 1887, and plead.
answer or dcmur TO complainant's bill, or
the same will be taken for confessed as 10
her and set for herring ex parte; and that
copy OF this order be published once Q
Memphis Appeal
This 18th day Of May, 1887.
A copy-Attest;
5. i. McpQwELL, Clerk and Master.
By j. ID. mcD0WELL.JR, Deputy O. and NJ.
Morgan 4 McF. rland. Solicitors for Com
plainant. tn